Why are standards seen as a crime in this game?

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By design, a majority of content in this game is intended to be a faceroll. Anytime something outside of savage raids deviates from this, there is outrage and an eventual nerf. Steps of Faith has been brought up ad nauseam , but *cough cough* Steps of Faith *cough cough*

I understand you'd like to make this game as hard as complex as EVE online, but unfortunately for you, FFXIV is a MMO for everyone, not just hardcore players. And MSQ progression duties really should be more on the easy side, rather than a serious challenge. Original Steps of Faith was a big mistake, that fortunately got fixed.